Great British barn find - incredible survivor V8 Rover SD1 Vitesse

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  • Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
  • Who doesn't love a great british Barn find? This 40,000 mile Rover SD1 Vitesse V8 turned out to be an incredible survivor - possibly the best preserved SD1 Jonny has seen. It has sat in the garage since 1999, gradually getting buried under blankets and boxes.
    Ironically, Jonny discovered this big old '80s Rover luxury muscle car up on the Wirral in Merseyside (near Liverpool) via the Renault Zoe electric car owners club - www.rzoc.club/. The owner, Oliver Dawson, is a member and was persuaded by the other folks in the group to trust Jonny for a visit to his house.
    Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show.
    In 1985 Oliver bought the two year old Rover SD1 Vitesse manual and treasured it hugely. In 1999, however, he took it off the road for a handbrake cable adjustment and basically never got around to bringing it back out of the garage. So there it has sat, through his kids turning into adults, job changes, life changes, and gradually the old Rover muscle car got buried beneath clutter.
    The thing about 'barn finds' that Jonny loves the most is when the car ends up being even better condition that we thought. The Rover falls into this category.
    Oliver had maintained it fastidiously up until this point, and even made a point of covering the car in blankets. In the video you will see how remarkably well preserved this rare car is. Unfortunately as hard as he tried Jonny didn't get the car running on the day, but a few days later Oliver persisted and got the SD1 to fire up briefly. We have put that right at the end of the vid - so don't miss the V8 sound.
    The Barnfind playlist episodes are proudly supported by Adrian Flux insurance, who Jonny has used to insure his own classic, modern and modified vehicles with for many years. Adrian Flux have their own RUclips channel:
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    Thanks to Rimmer Brothers rimmerbros.com/ for supplying engine service parts.
    Thanks to Craig & friends at the Renault Zoe owners club for helping make this feature happen.
    Rover SD1s were well respected on the British touring car tracks, and loved by the Police. They have unfairly taken decades to gain proper classic car status, and although this is not one of the twin plenum chamber homologation models, it is a completely unrestored Vitesse 5-speed manual car. It might be one of the best preserved SD1 V8s out there.
    The best bit? Oliver has decided that he is too old now to appreciate the car, so is willing to part with it once this film goes live. If anyone is serious about owning a really wonderful never-welded (and doesn't need it - trust Jonny, he's crawled all under it) Moonraker Blue SD1, then please contact TLBS via the late brake show website (contact@thelatebrakeshow.com).
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    CHAPTERS
    0:00 Intro
    0:10 Unlikely EV connection
    0:55 Supported by Adrian FLux
    1:25 Bought it when it was 2yrs old
    2:26 BURIED Rover Vitesse
    2:54 Garage door declutter
    3:39 First glimpse inside Rover
    4:50 Broken garage door!
    5:20 Reveal
    5:50 Uncovering the Rover
    6:12 Inside the tailgate
    7:12 Damp in garage?
    7:55 Off axle stands
    8:45 Look at the dash
    9:06 Kawasaki Zephyr 1100
    9:25 Engine bay first look
    9:41 Original tech spec
    10:15 Steering wheel story
    10:50 Different radio and cruise control story
    11:38 tyre pumping
    13:23 Pushing it out
    13:50 Not sat inside for 22 years
    15:04 Engine bay wax protection?
    15:30 Spares from Rimmer Brothers
    16:20 20,000 miles since mid 80s
    16:40 Fuel system purge
    18:23 No rust underneath
    20:25 Tying to start it
    21:40 Turning over engine
    23:40 First clean in 22 years
    25:05 Service history
    27:01 Rot free
    28:10 Thanks for watching
    28:39 WAIT!! IT STARTED UP!
    #barnfind #survivorroversd1v8 #willitrun? #thelatebrakeshow
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Комментарии • 2 тыс.

  • @final_mile_music9713
    @final_mile_music9713 Год назад +64

    I love the pace of these shows. In an age of instant gratification and videos clearly driven to try to retain viewers with silly edits, you can really settle in to these. I clearly remember my Dad bringing home an SD1 Rover v8. I seem to remember being impressed as a kid with its 155hp. From 3.5L!

    • @TheLateBrakeShow
      @TheLateBrakeShow  Год назад +14

      Really pleased you appreciate the pace of TLBS films. It is so hard to gauge what is the ideal vid length these days, but we try to emulate a television show if the subject warrants it.

    • @final_mile_music9713
      @final_mile_music9713 Год назад +7

      @@TheLateBrakeShow I have a little channel for music. Nothing serious. But I do see the stats on RUclips studio. The retention numbers are quite amazing. People are used to clicking on videos and it’s it doesn’t grab their attention in 20 seconds they are gone, which is clearly why serious RUclipsrs have a little ‘best bits’ edit at the start of long videos. But it’s designed for a population that is being trained to have ADHD with TikTok. These barn finds are different in two main ways I think. Firstly, you have to be a real enthusiast to appreciate them. Secondly, the pacing is in keeping with the subject matter. Cars that have lain dormant for so long wait patiently while you slowly excavate them from their slumber, like a mechanical archeologist. The films are perfect. Keep it up!

    • @MdvK13979
      @MdvK13979 Год назад +4

      ​@@final_mile_music9713 @The Late Brake Show I couldn't agree more! As an over-forty year old, this really appeals to me in so many ways. Reminiscing a childhood spent exploring abandoned farms with barns full of old, forgotten vehicles of all description.
      Joyous spent days they were! The analogue age, where the pace was indeed so much slower.

    • @petergiourelas3753
      @petergiourelas3753 Год назад

      Not a big v8 in Australia this is very small and weak, good luck with it though

    • @TheRealBigfeet
      @TheRealBigfeet 11 месяцев назад

      Just add to my post my Dads car was The 2.6 Rover Van Dan Plas the luxury version of the sporty Vitesse

  • @Kevmac332
    @Kevmac332 2 года назад +116

    This needs a second video...recommissioned and running sweet....oooooo please 🙏

    • @canihavesome2591
      @canihavesome2591 2 года назад +7

      Tell you what....didn't sound too bad at all without recommissioning.....far smoother than I expected for sure.

    • @jakeagusta
      @jakeagusta 2 года назад +8

      Definitely need a follow up video.

  • @gazjones8781
    @gazjones8781 3 года назад +9

    I honestly can't like this video enough. My Grandad had an SD1 when I was a kid. Even had the same Mountney steeting wheel and Blaupunkt radio. We went all over the country in it and I was beaming from ear to ear when I heard it run at the end. So much nostalgia. If I had room for one, I'd have one in a heartbeat.

  • @giuseppebenvenuti2396
    @giuseppebenvenuti2396 2 года назад +2

    Possibly the prettiest Rover ever made. Still look modern

  • @mrpuckles8704
    @mrpuckles8704 3 года назад +50

    You know its gonna be a good video when Jonny cracks out the barn find fleece.

  • @larryjimbob
    @larryjimbob 3 года назад +33

    I love a British show that starts out with a cuppa 😊❤

    • @oliverlondon5246
      @oliverlondon5246 3 года назад +2

      True. And why would you put your mug down when you unravel a car 😂

    • @toosavvy3504
      @toosavvy3504 3 года назад

      @@oliverlondon5246 .... I was expecting the dog to noshh that, straight off... lol
      What A Corker!!
      tooSavvy :-)

  • @mikeheaven9131
    @mikeheaven9131 2 года назад +5

    I worked in material control as a section leader & then materials manager on
    SD1 V8s, 2.3 & 2.6 variants from preproduction body 17 until production was transferred to Cowley plant & loved every minute of it.
    This barn find is absolutely wonderful & it's really nice to hear that V8 finally burble into life & see again what I consider to be one of the best vehicles produced at Solihull SD1 plant & superceeding the P6 2000/2200& P6B V8 assembled in North works all excellent vehicles.
    Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

  • @diecast-madness4645
    @diecast-madness4645 2 года назад +2

    I would buy that in a HEARTBEAT... it is one of the most beautiful cars that any UK brand has ever made.

  • @MrTimellis10
    @MrTimellis10 3 года назад +70

    Genuinely, I've not felt so emotional about car since you uncovered this national treasure, the crowning moment when it starts, lump in the throat. I truly hope Oliver gets it back on the road and unleashes the beast 😊, thanks Jonny for another epic find. And all this on fathers day, may be that's the emotional side 😂.

  • @NicolasRaimo
    @NicolasRaimo 3 года назад +62

    Great to see my mate Oliver with his old SD1 he’s a great chap!
    So great that he’s helped me film loads of car reviews as my free cameraman nice to see him on other side of it!

    • @sib4897
      @sib4897 2 года назад +4

      Totally agree Nic, Oliver is a thoroughly nice guy. We first met him in 2018 at an RZOC meet at DSG in Morecambe where he kindly, and for free, enabled Android Auto on our 2016 ZE22, and then in 2020 met up with him again at a Motorway Service Area relatively local to him where he enabled Android Auto on our R90 ZE40, again for free.👍

    • @jameswalker7874
      @jameswalker7874 2 года назад +2

      Has he kept it?

  • @blacknight1003
    @blacknight1003 3 года назад +24

    Who the hell didn’t like this video? What a fabulous car from way back. Obviously out of my league back in the day as I was busy bring up a family on £20 a week! Or something. You’re right, Jonny, one of the decent cars of the 80’s - a total time-warp motor. Thanks to everyone who brought this together.

    • @CosmicSeeker69
      @CosmicSeeker69 2 года назад +1

      I can understand that, most of the vid was just clearing out a garage - and to not hear it running was a total anticlimax!

    • @josephberrie9550
      @josephberrie9550 2 месяца назад

      in 1983 standard wage then was £ 100.00 a week

  • @martynromaine8518
    @martynromaine8518 4 месяца назад +1

    I absolutely love these cars. My dad had a Vitesse when i was a kid

  • @muppetmk1
    @muppetmk1 3 года назад +16

    Don’t sell it Oliver !!! , use it enjoy it , re live the joy this car bought you all those years ago !

    • @harwoods11
      @harwoods11 2 года назад +1

      Use it but don't put e10 fuel in it 🤔🙄😬

  • @AslamGreyFox
    @AslamGreyFox 3 года назад +16

    When you opened the back door to see inside... Omgosh absolutely amazing and clean, like a new one

  • @Revup1
    @Revup1 2 года назад +12

    I never really understood how a car could end up a 'barn find' parked in a garage and forgotten....that was until I had a TVR, which I enjoyed terrifically for the first 5 years of ownership, then life took over and for the next 5 years it was driven back and forward to its MOT every year and nothing else. It was heading the same way as Oliver's Vitesse until I plucked up the courage to sell. So, Oliver, I now understand how that happened!

  • @philipmcdonald168
    @philipmcdonald168 2 года назад +1

    Great memories... Had a Vitesse years ago.
    Fitted the Leyland P76 4.4L block with the 3.5L heads, a straight LPG system and 3" straight pipe exhaust.
    A pretty rare car to see in Australia and I had great fun surprising (embarrasing) many a Commodore and Falcon owner.
    It actually felt faster 100-200kph than from 0-100 and was very smooth, planted and comfortable cruising at 200kph.
    I had a lovely straight 15km divided highway country road drive home and when opened up my partner could hear me on a still night coming home from several km away!
    Was an epic car but I remember replacing the heater core was a full 3 day job!

  • @Android-vk8yh
    @Android-vk8yh 3 года назад +47

    The perfect Fathers Day fodder you never fail, my dad's best friend Uncle Bill had one of these I loved it, I love the way that is in such good condition and even the spiders haven't eaten it, even this man's garage door impressed me🤣 can we have a part 2 with it driving please

  • @speedybeef
    @speedybeef 3 года назад +81

    sounds lush at the end there, well done!

  • @pauldavies6037
    @pauldavies6037 3 года назад +3

    Must be the best original SD1 in the UK thank you two for sharing this wonderful experience

  • @Sweaty__Sheep
    @Sweaty__Sheep 3 года назад +5

    Oliver was grinning more and more as time went on. You really made his day helping him. I bet he's so grateful to find someone who cares as much as him

  • @markrowcroft2890
    @markrowcroft2890 3 года назад +19

    This video is food for the soul. Thanks Jonny and Oliver!

  • @TheMissendenFlyer
    @TheMissendenFlyer 3 года назад +142

    What an absolute stunning car - I loved these, my dad had one in the late eighties (not the Vitesse, just a shonky 2.3L but in the lovely British Racing Green) - me and he loved that thing with it's square steering wheel and Daytona looks.....sadly it really was a car that was too expensive for him to run and eventually it broke down on the newly opened M25 when he was taking me back to my student digs in Kingston, he ended up selling it to the recovery driver on the spot (I was gutted!). If I had the room I'd have one of these today - that V8 version would be amazing, the same engine as in my old TVR Chimaera, sounded awesome. So glad Oliver got it started! Top job on that video (and yes lets have a video on the bike now please!!)....

    • @aukanmeister
      @aukanmeister 3 года назад +9

      Thanks for sharing your story, Andy😀

    • @Vince_vanca
      @Vince_vanca 3 года назад +10

      look who is here...it's the missenden flyer.. Could you please teamp with johnny to take care of the motorcycle barn find ?? #teamHeyKids

    • @geoffcampbell5213
      @geoffcampbell5213 3 года назад +5

      You've been looking for a project bike TMF, surely this is the one!

    • @nickturnbull4302
      @nickturnbull4302 3 года назад +2

      @@geoffcampbell5213 totally agree 😀

    • @acid3129
      @acid3129 3 года назад +1

      my first ever breakdown in a car was a sd1 with my dad back in the early 90s we pulled up in a pub carpark for sandwiches and i noticed some smoke coming out from the engine. my dad ignored me saying it was fine until 5 min down the road when the radiator exploded i went to a car boot sale a few years later and found a matchbox model in a random box and still have it till this day

  • @PhilNourse92
    @PhilNourse92 3 года назад +9

    Amazing time capsule! Can't be many Vitesses left.. Let alone running and in that condition. Good work 😎

  • @nickrobin9248
    @nickrobin9248 3 года назад +2

    Used to passenger this as an unmarked police car on the M23 - absolute joy and very, very fast

  • @garybrown4854
    @garybrown4854 3 года назад +48

    Your Barn finds are my favorite part of the " late brake show " This SD1 just needs a bit of love to bring it back to pristine condition , what a find ! Buy it Jonny Buy it !

    • @MrSudanPresident
      @MrSudanPresident 3 года назад +1

      I don't think it's for sale

    • @MyRealName
      @MyRealName 3 года назад +1

      @@MrSudanPresident and i'll bet you the intention to sell for a good price was why this video was made :)

    • @garybrown4854
      @garybrown4854 3 года назад +3

      @@MyRealName I would say so , I hope he doesn't put it back in that garage for another 20 years , it needs to be driven and maintained , even if it's just 1000 miles a year .

    • @MyRealName
      @MyRealName 2 года назад

      @whybother now absolutely, it's also better if the car is sold and used instead of just sitting in there

  • @paulg2923
    @paulg2923 3 года назад +60

    Absolutely fabulous. This is the content everyone needs.

  • @philreynolds7874
    @philreynolds7874 2 года назад +1

    the sd1 was a beautiful car .my favourite car of the 80s. if i had plenty of money then id get one as my sunday car.thanks for showing us this great example .

  • @davidgaul6743
    @davidgaul6743 2 года назад +1

    I used to be an auto electrician for an Austin Rover dealership in Norwich in the 70's , loved these cars when they came out....

  • @jonesie1976ify
    @jonesie1976ify 3 года назад +7

    This channel is better than anything on the t.v at the minute, no over the top presenters, just relaxed viewing enjoying a love for cars

  • @peterbett3076
    @peterbett3076 3 года назад +26

    You can feel Jonny’s relief when he says he still has the original steering wheel and radio whilst being very careful not to upset the guy about his upgrades

    • @robinfoster7597
      @robinfoster7597 3 года назад +6

      The original steering wheel was rubbish - it wasn't even round and hit your legs when you turned it. Steering response was much better with the smaller steering wheel.

    • @4192362
      @4192362 3 года назад

      original wheel is hung on the wall through the back door

  • @tonyb5884
    @tonyb5884 2 года назад +1

    A Rover sd1 vitesse and a motorbike in a double garage are what dreams are made of

  • @TheEurekaHome
    @TheEurekaHome 3 года назад +6

    This needs to be running and with a sympathetic owner !! I remember one from my childhood.... 🥰

  • @drewdavis4614
    @drewdavis4614 3 года назад +10

    2 incredible individuals and 1 beautiful car and a perfect video!!!

  • @TheHorsebox2
    @TheHorsebox2 3 года назад +5

    What a treat for Father's Day. Thank you Johnny. You never let us down.

  • @dedferret8512
    @dedferret8512 2 года назад +5

    I love your barn find videos, it reminds me of how I used to feel about cars. I've lost my love for them in the modern era. I'm all for progress and I know things need to change but God I miss the emotions cars used to stir in the 80s and 90s. And I just mean the normal everyday cars.

  • @speakfreeley4473
    @speakfreeley4473 2 года назад +1

    Vitesse & Vanden Plas are the SD1s to go for.

  • @rhysmainwaring396
    @rhysmainwaring396 3 года назад +11

    Wow - that is in such good condition. The interior looks spectacular!

  • @mickwilson127
    @mickwilson127 3 года назад +12

    Loved the old Rovers, the P5B and it’s successors

  • @peterhearnden7634
    @peterhearnden7634 5 месяцев назад +1

    I guess this video was made before Johny aquired the 'can of hope', as the car didn't fire up 'on the day'. Great to hear that wonderful V8 burble when it fired up at the end of the video. Like others I realy enjoy the barn find episodes. Keep up the good work, rediscovering this beautiful classic cars.

  • @markleadbeatter6196
    @markleadbeatter6196 3 года назад +2

    Wow, the fact that these sorts of cars still exist is amazing, hope it finds a deserving home.

  • @FvGa
    @FvGa 3 года назад +33

    This car, to me as an Iranian, is quintessential '80s Britain.

    • @craig2539
      @craig2539 2 года назад +3

      good times back then, what happened 😣

  • @joules531
    @joules531 3 года назад +11

    As a teenager, this was my dream car. I never owned the Vitesse, but I did own the "standard" SD1 V8 manual, and I loved it!
    Thanks for sharing this barn find.

  • @nigelfox6683
    @nigelfox6683 3 года назад +5

    Growing up my dad had a Capri 3.0S and my uncle had a green SD1 Vitesse… holidays in Wales were a lot of fun 👌

  • @rev.waynet.oleary7387
    @rev.waynet.oleary7387 3 года назад +5

    Quite emotional watching this... The days when cars had imagination and soul... What a beauty...

  • @cmg291
    @cmg291 3 года назад +9

    You know this guy's a fanatic when the registration of his Zoe is an anagram of his name. Clever but not in your face. Super video. So glad to hear that rumble at the end.

    • @MyRealName
      @MyRealName 3 года назад +3

      that doesn't make you a fanatic. neither does leaving your car sitting for decades and driving around in a zoe :)

    • @stuartd9741
      @stuartd9741 3 года назад

      @@MyRealName The guy did his own maintenance on the car in later life.
      ASo what if he left it in his garage?
      That is how you get a low mileage minter...
      Like the guy said, he had other commitments.
      The bottom line is the car hasn't suffered over the years.
      Like some people who leave a car to rot outside and expect a fortune for it.

  • @matzo2217
    @matzo2217 3 года назад +16

    Oh man, my dad had a V8s - was THE best car of our childhood. Seeing this brings back so many memories

  • @RichieRouge206
    @RichieRouge206 3 года назад +5

    I totally share your emotions about older cars Jonny. We car enthusiasts become emotionally attached to them, the story and a survivor is always a gem and of huge excitement.
    The Vitesse is wonderful and it's mad how he sort of forgot it was there. What a find and so happy to see her come back to life, I am not ashamed to say I did shed a tear of happiness. Fantastic video as always Jonny.

  • @brei21
    @brei21 2 года назад +4

    Thank you for this Jonny, really. Doesn’t matter if you are showing us the ultimate hypercar from Rimac or a car like this Rover, the way you share the experience, the authenticity of your reactions and the love for the smallest detail make us enjoy as if we were there with you. All the respect and admiration for you and your work Jonny.

  • @EinkOLED
    @EinkOLED 3 года назад +73

    The dashboard is almost the same trend that current cars are going with the 2 display layout above the air vents.

    • @elliotroles7502
      @elliotroles7502 3 года назад +3

      Shows that I was actually ahead of its time. She shape has been copied by audi and merc too

    • @MyRealName
      @MyRealName 3 года назад +7

      Fun fact, the reason it was designed like this this was in order to avoid having extra costs when making left and right hand drive versions of the car. This dash can be bolted on either side and that was it, it was a clever design choice that also turned out pretty. I think manufacturers today are doing exactly the same thing :)

    • @MyRealName
      @MyRealName 3 года назад +4

      @@elliotroles7502 There were many cars who used this sort of design, to name a common example, a Golf mk1 or mk2. All the dials and controls up top, and air vents below that. Exactly the same as they do nowadays. This is why I appreciate the designers of this era, they made things functional and never tried to make them look traditional. No wonder they are looking at their old designs nowadays, they were that good..

  • @MontytheThird
    @MontytheThird 3 года назад +14

    I love these barn find vids, brilliant.
    My e34 540i has a primitive cruise control set up and I can confirm that it’s terrifying when it decides it’s going for the top speed challenge without being requested. I had to choose to let it bounce off the rev limiter in neutral, switch the engine off and lose assistance to the brakes and steering or try to reign it in with the brakes.

  • @Cheapsh0t247
    @Cheapsh0t247 3 года назад +1

    My farmer grandad had a SD 1 v8 Rover Vitesse, i am not sure he ever took a driving test as that started after he was already driving and i think he just applied for a license. What was most impressive is that he only had one eye, but we made it safely to the watch Somerset play cricket each week. Botham and Viv Richards where my sporting idols at that time but this car and my grandad will be forever a part of my soul. Thanks Jonny and Oliver for sharing this adventure and bring back great memories.

    • @TheLateBrakeShow
      @TheLateBrakeShow  3 года назад

      One eyed wheelman Grandpa! I grew up near Taunton in the 1980s and know the cricket buzz around that time.

  • @richardfrancis5610
    @richardfrancis5610 2 года назад +24

    OMG I can’t believe how immaculate the car is, that’s an amazing barn find. Nothing better than the sound of the V8 engine. Was the car sold after.

  • @TheHazza1543
    @TheHazza1543 3 года назад +43

    Looks like Jonny is keen on this one - maybe he'll be making Oliver an offer...

    • @TheLateBrakeShow
      @TheLateBrakeShow  3 года назад +36

      😎

    • @jonathans1759
      @jonathans1759 3 года назад +7

      It really does deserve a little bit of luv an attention,♥️.

    • @aqa321
      @aqa321 3 года назад +7

      Jonny, you'll never find a better one... Let that ruminate and I'm sure you'll make the right decision 👌

    • @austingreen6042
      @austingreen6042 3 года назад +4

      ​@@TheLateBrakeShow Love the old V8 SD1's, nab that Zepher 1100 for me whilst you there fella ! 🤣
      (had a bike licence for over 20 years, wouldn't be the first bike i've tarted up)

    • @jamesdisnow
      @jamesdisnow 3 года назад +8

      Please buy it Jonny! I hope you get to film it when it's back on the road

  • @scottweeks4852
    @scottweeks4852 3 года назад +7

    What a find- and in the best colour too- moonraker blue right?
    The nostalgia!

    • @DarrenCoull
      @DarrenCoull 3 года назад +1

      Yep, Moonraker Blue Metallic - I had a Montego MG Turbo in that colour (C-Reg) and always looked so nice, especially polished and in the sun!

  • @martynbagnall9605
    @martynbagnall9605 2 года назад +1

    Thankyou Jonny and Oliver. My brother had the 2.6s and 3500 vitesse on a 1985 B reg. Didn't realise fuel figures could go to single figures on the dash computer 8mpg until he showed me. Nice lovely car but sold it due to water leaking in the boot and sunroof from new.

  • @golach420
    @golach420 3 года назад +6

    Jonny does it again, more quality automotive nostalgia we love to reminisce over.

    • @philiptownsend4026
      @philiptownsend4026 2 года назад

      It is so sad that we have to reminisce. If only we could have cars like this today )but with today's build quality) I consider myself lucky to have lived through the 80s when life was good and didn't realise it at the time.
      Now what do we have? Just rubbish

  • @leewheeldon262
    @leewheeldon262 3 года назад +13

    What a fantastic find, absolutely beautiful. Loved these when I was a kid, my dad had a 1979 3500 SD1 in white. We we're always being waved at by the police as they all drove then at the time, good memories.
    Who wouldn't want to own this stunner, I know I would. ❤

    • @leftmono1016
      @leftmono1016 2 года назад

      My dad had a gold 3.5 Vanden Plas, after drooling over the sales brochure I was gutted he didn’t go for the Vitesse 😞

    • @jasonbarnes1541
      @jasonbarnes1541 Год назад

      I also used to get stopped by the police in those cars too. 😃

  • @Zerofightervi
    @Zerofightervi 3 года назад +8

    A guy who live up my street had one of these, he drove it like an absolute mad man.
    It unfortunately became a lawn ornament when something went wrong with it, he then changed to Rover 800 Vitesse Sport, I've got very fond memories seeing these cars being used properly.
    I'm sure my parents were less pleased with the driver's turn of speed though.

  • @bk1147
    @bk1147 3 года назад +9

    I adored this car as a kid. Well done Johnny you have made my year!

  • @thetessellater9163
    @thetessellater9163 3 года назад +1

    I had the pleasure of being one of a gang of four roofing chippies travelling 20 or 30 miles each way in the gaffer's SD1. Two were big guys, plus the boot full of heavy kit, and it pulled brilliantly. Superb car; I want it !

  • @BunnetGuy
    @BunnetGuy 3 года назад +6

    Fantastic to see it so pristine, having been stuck in its own little time capsule after all these years! Great job

  • @RenaultZoeZEOwnersClub
    @RenaultZoeZEOwnersClub 3 года назад +441

    That Jonny was spectacular
    Seeing this amazing Rover SD1 being uncovered after many years of Oliver telling us all behind the scenes his inner passion for V8s.
    I was actually on the comms call the day Oliver fired it up after the 20+ years and he was like a giggerling child.
    Your show is going from strength to strength every episode, just seeing a good friend have his hideen gem showcased was the cream on the cake.
    And thank you for the shout out at the beginning your very welcome. Thank you for making Olivers day so special.
    ❤️🚗

    • @lostsince76
      @lostsince76 3 года назад +9

      ... And thank Oliver an Johnny for letting us enjoy it!

    • @Novur
      @Novur 3 года назад +8

      Might want to put a comma in that first line 😂

    • @chrissimms1632
      @chrissimms1632 3 года назад

      I is

    • @alexathey4429
      @alexathey4429 3 года назад

      Renault ZOE owners club,I imagine all the members are very fun to talk to.

    • @interceptor-ss8kb
      @interceptor-ss8kb 2 года назад

      I would be getting the V8 SD1 back on the road and getting rid of the utterly dull Renault zoe

  • @duncanblackwell958
    @duncanblackwell958 2 года назад +2

    My all time favourite car. Especially in Moonraker blue.

  • @paulm.8554
    @paulm.8554 3 года назад

    Wow, what a beautiful time capsule!

  • @mikehayward8491
    @mikehayward8491 3 года назад +6

    Honestly Johnny, this channel just gets better and better. By showing this ST1 ( my dream car when I was younger) and more so hearing it idle at the end, well you've made me so happy. Hope you can find more British classics and show them. Fantastic and many thanks...

  • @petersimpson5859
    @petersimpson5859 3 года назад +3

    The last in-house Rover. Always excites me to see an SD1, the Vitesse is so mean.

  • @topgazza
    @topgazza 2 года назад +1

    Looks as good as any modern car. Gorgeous

  • @neilgeorge8952
    @neilgeorge8952 13 часов назад

    Stunning cars my dad had the v8 vanden plais , the sound of the v8 was superb

  • @leeneal6969
    @leeneal6969 3 года назад +6

    Perfect Father’s Day treat.
    Would love an update on this car.

  • @CatholicSatan
    @CatholicSatan 3 года назад +6

    This takes me back! When I was young and out clubbing in the 80s, I often went to the same cab company at around 3 in the morning (where I would be greeted with "Top customer!" and be pushed to the front of the queue). Invariably, I got the same driver - who had a Vitesse (fuel must have been cheap those days) and he would race me home in less than 15 minutes, ignoring most of the traffic lights and meanwhile smoking a cigarette in a cigarette holder! Best taxi ever.

    • @JD-eo7dr
      @JD-eo7dr 3 года назад +1

      Taxi drivers where cool back in the day I was only born in the 80s. A taxi driver in early 00s near me had a Vectra GSi and drove it like he stole it definitely a taxi fare worth paying. There's currently a MK1 Octavia VRS with 350k on the clock boosting about our streets on lpg too he's had it since new it's more fun than all the Prius taxis

    • @samsonwilkinson8090
      @samsonwilkinson8090 3 года назад +2

      So cool to ignore traffic lights...
      Not.

    • @craig2539
      @craig2539 2 года назад

      @@JD-eo7dr i wouldn't get in a Vauxhall, no thankyou, chavvy utter junk.

    • @chiefrocka8604
      @chiefrocka8604 2 года назад

      @@craig2539 and a rover is the best car company ever, so good it went bust
      Yes you’re a spastic

  • @darrenthorne6247
    @darrenthorne6247 Год назад

    I’m from the U.S.A. and has never heard of this car, but damn, what a beauty! ❤

  • @johnclark1925
    @johnclark1925 2 года назад +1

    What an astounding car! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
    That Blaupunkt fired up and the radio station was transmitting from1983! 🤣🤘❤️

  • @freddieparrydrums
    @freddieparrydrums 3 года назад +5

    As an owner of a P5B, I love the Buick/Rover V8. Fantastic car, hope it doesn’t sit any longer!

  • @andrewgurney6019
    @andrewgurney6019 3 года назад +3

    Great video Johnny, this is by far the best feature on your channel, brilliant, thank you.

    • @TheLateBrakeShow
      @TheLateBrakeShow  3 года назад +1

      Cheers Andrew!

    • @larryjimbob
      @larryjimbob 3 года назад

      @@TheLateBrakeShow My late father was part of the BRSCC and I remember seeing the SD1's racing with front splitters, side skirts and a huge tail like the RS 500's.....they did look amazing in race spec 👍😊
      Great find and a great show Jonny ❤

  • @SD-tj5dh
    @SD-tj5dh 3 года назад +16

    Soon as it rolled out, the iconic human league intro started playing in my head.

    • @philreynolds7874
      @philreynolds7874 2 года назад +1

      it was an sd1 that naughty bob drove ,when he took rita and sue up on the moors for some mucky nooky ..

    • @craig2539
      @craig2539 2 года назад

      @@philreynolds7874 omg i was just thinking the same Bob, Sue and Rita too just before i clicked on this reply message and then seen what you had put 😂 couldn't believe it lol

    • @rscosworthfan
      @rscosworthfan 2 года назад

      i immediately thought of rita sue and bob too aswell lol

  • @cobragaming7068
    @cobragaming7068 2 года назад +5

    Absolutely beautiful and gorgeous. I love these old Rover SD1’s just love the stylish design and lines. Hope it gets pampered and preserved for future generations. In police form they were amazing. There was even special government protection versions.

  • @jefferysmith3930
    @jefferysmith3930 3 года назад +3

    Amazing condition. Even if it didn’t run I couldn’t leave it sat covered in a garage for all those years. I’d have to go out from time to time just to look at it. What a beauty!

  • @josephfarmer0
    @josephfarmer0 3 года назад +14

    "So why has it been in the garage for over 20 years?" "I don't know really."
    Incredible.

    • @alymorning2961
      @alymorning2961 3 года назад +3

      May be its a good idea he put it in the garage, otherwise it most probably would have been scrapped along time ago, now someone will cherish it

    • @stuartd9741
      @stuartd9741 3 года назад +2

      @Mck Idyl Yes but Oliver still had covers over the bodywork.
      It still looks mint.
      Garages are magnets for unwanted stuff people don't want to throw away.
      Look In anyones garage there'll be cerape everywhere...

  • @thedrivechannel83
    @thedrivechannel83 2 года назад +29

    Most astonishing thing about this video: There is actually a Renult Zoe owners club....

    • @andybennett3736
      @andybennett3736 2 года назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @harwoods11
      @harwoods11 2 года назад

      👏👏👏💡💡💡

    • @jaysinha0
      @jaysinha0 2 года назад

      Yes, everyone knows that.

    • @andybtec
      @andybtec 2 года назад

      Just makes me a bit sad

  • @wiedietie
    @wiedietie 3 месяца назад +1

    My parents had the SD1 3500 Van Den Plas 1982, when the Rover was 3 years old, the gas tank was already rotten and some sheet metal already showed heavy rust .
    The car ended up at the scrap yard after being 5 years old..
    But what a nice luxurious and fast car that was for its time.
    I have only fond memories of the car

  • @2.fresh767
    @2.fresh767 3 года назад +7

    The Mini and the SD1, my favourite cars of all time, she needs to be driven and to be seen on a B road blast.

  • @MrSteveBertone
    @MrSteveBertone 3 года назад +5

    Buzzin’ he got it running in the end, Barn finds are my favorite, I can see the genuine love you have for these classics, but also the respect for their owners.
    I can’t think of many other presenters that would throw on the older clothes and get into helping clear everything out of the way, doing it respectfully and enjoying every moment..
    Also seeing this gives me hope for my own car, which sits covered up on a smart charger for 6 months of the year getting the occasional run out when the weathers good..
    Keep up the great content :)

  • @jasonbarnes1541
    @jasonbarnes1541 Год назад

    Iconic car find for me, one of the few with a lasting design.

  • @pontymagic
    @pontymagic 2 года назад

    Awesome video, my dad, being a manager at BL then Austin Rover had loads of SD1's. Firstly we'd drive to the South of France in the Vanden Plas for our summer holidays and then He had a C plate twin plenum Vitesse as a dealer demonstrator company car before the Honda 827 Vitesse came in. I loved that car, it used to growl and he would take it to 130mph regularly over the Welsh mountains on the way to watch a rally. Fantastic trip down memory lane, thanks Jonny.

  • @nicsmith9120
    @nicsmith9120 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for the Father’s Day present.

  • @nelg1973
    @nelg1973 3 года назад +9

    Rimmer brothers was superb, back in day when I had my dolomite sprint .

    • @elliotroles7502
      @elliotroles7502 3 года назад +1

      So expensive though 😳

    • @nelg1973
      @nelg1973 3 года назад

      @@elliotroles7502 like anything these days 🤯

    • @arthuritchybollix5064
      @arthuritchybollix5064 2 года назад

      They have bought all the parts and X the prices by 100

    • @nelg1973
      @nelg1973 2 года назад

      @@arthuritchybollix5064 im going back 30 years, also Triumphtune was local to me for custom stuff.

  • @thomaswelcomer8443
    @thomaswelcomer8443 2 года назад

    A reminder that we are just caretakers to the cars we love... it's always cool to see them preserved for the next person to adore.

  • @si2546
    @si2546 Год назад

    Hiya johnny my names simon I've only started to watch your videos ... the cars you uncover and the way you talk through things.., it's like memory lane for me... it's pure bliss watching, most of these cars are all gone... the fact that people save them and preserve them for years and years... it's just amazing.... please please find more cars:);) I love watching the videos:);)...

  • @charlie1057
    @charlie1057 3 года назад +3

    Seeing this car is bring back all my memories of owning one. I had a silver Vanden Plas 3.5 and I loved it. Keep up the good work.

  • @Emberescan12
    @Emberescan12 3 года назад +4

    That was fantastic. I love seeing time capsules of cars like this.

  • @sawnoff
    @sawnoff 3 года назад +1

    Wow this brought back some great memories for me. My Dad had a superb SD1 Vitesse in the same metallic blue when I was about 6/7 years old. I loved that car and still remember the glorious V8 burble. Almost in tears typing this 😂

  • @magpieblue
    @magpieblue 3 года назад +2

    It's wonderful to see the SD1 survived all those years in storage, but also to have covered 40,000 miles and still look that good is impressive too. Thank you for another great story and discovery. Everything you produce feels honest and kind, for the love of the subject.

  • @mc4130
    @mc4130 3 года назад +3

    Perfect ending. I was getting a little worried we wouldn’t hear it!!

  • @Canalsman
    @Canalsman 3 года назад +4

    Brilliant result, this is a great car that deserves to be loved and driven!
    Well done sir.

  • @benninger123
    @benninger123 10 месяцев назад

    Your always worrying about dampness and leaking garages , it doesn't matter it what it is and your going to get it out and still love it no matter what the dampness or water has done .it not the end of the world and car especially the interior is immaculate. Beautiful car . You have the best job in the world . Thank you so much for bringing us these barn finds because it is exciting to us too. Please continue to bring us these rare gems. And once again thank you so much.

  • @sjt959
    @sjt959 3 года назад +10

    I so miss my SD1's. Last one was a manual swapped VdP EFi v8, performs of the Vitesse with a touch more luxury.

  • @DSR216
    @DSR216 3 года назад +3

    Love those wheels!

  • @douglaslines4370
    @douglaslines4370 11 месяцев назад

    I have had many cars in my life, 2 SD1's and many others including a 5.3 XJS owned for 15 years. The SD1's were lovely both 3.5's. The Vitesse was and is my dream car. What a wonderful
    lucky person it will be or is to own this gem. Thanks Jonny!!

  • @davesimpson7416
    @davesimpson7416 3 года назад

    Brilliant, love old cars and even older owners.

  • @davidevans4089
    @davidevans4089 3 года назад +5

    Brilliant as ever one of the best channels on you tube well done Johnny .